Non-refillable bottle.



P. VICE. NON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2-,19'09.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910'.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 2, 1909.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910. Serial No. 487,393.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER VICE, a citizen of the United States, residingat New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in N oil-RefillableBottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

The object of the invention is the provision of a bottle adapted to befilled but once, and which is rendered useless after the originalcontents are poured out.

Vith this primary object in view, the improvement includes a peculiarcombination and arrangement of gravity-operated valves, the structurebeing such that it is impossible to withhold the valve elements fromclosing position by means of suction, or to force liquid into the bottlewhile the same is held in a horizontal position in order to effectdisplacement of the valves.

An additional object resides in attaining these several ends by means ofa construction possessing great simplicity, general efficiency, andwhich is,-at once, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith these several objects and advantages in view, the invention, inits preferred embodiment, comprises the novel combination andarrangement of parts about to be fully described, and pointed out in theclaim hereto appended.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, and which is to beread in conjunction therewith, the figure is a vertical section of abottle embodying my improvements.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, A designates the body, and Bthe neck thereof. The body and the neck are connectedlay means of abulged-portion C which forms a pocket D within the bottle, for a purposepresently to be mentioned. Beneath the pocket D, is a valve seat E,formed at the lower part of the bulged-portion'G.

F is a valve, preferably in the form of a ball, adapted to rest in thevalve seat E. The ball F may be made of any suitable substance, and maybe sufficiently light to permit of liquid forcing it against the seat E,should any attempt be made to refill the bottle while inverted, or heldin a horizontal position, and may be included, when the bottle is made.

The upper wall of the bulged-portion C is bent inward and downward toform the sharp, angular abutment G, from which the inner wall of theball continues upward, being inclined slightly toward the center of thebottle, such inclined part of the neck being designated at H. At the topof the inclined part H, the wall of the bottle curves gradually upwardand outward to form a seat I, adapted to hold the valve J which ispreferably cup-shaped. The valve J may be of any desired shape, eitherconical orv with a rounded bottom, but is preferably itself in the formof a cup, with a curved bottom conforming to the lower part of the seatI, thereby enabling the valve to fit snugly into the seat below the topof the seat. The valve J is preferably constructed of a suitableair-penetrable, or porous substance, such as pumice-stone, whichwillpermit the passage of air, but obstruct the flow of liquid. In thisway, I am able to prevent effectually, withdrawing the valve from itsseat by means of a suction created at the opening of the neck. Carriedby the valve J are wires K, which carry curved hooks at their lowerends, preferably brittle, arranged to engage and be held fromdisplacement by means of the abutment G.

In filling the bottle, the liquid contents are first poured in, andthen, preferably, the ball F inserted, the liquid passing down andtaking position on the seat E. The valve J is then adjusted intoposition, the hooks K being sprung into engagement with the abutment G.l/Vhen the bottle is inverted for pouring, the valve J drops away fromits seat and likewise the valve F, which is received and held in thepocket D during pouring of the liquid. Owing to the abutment Gr engagingwith the hooks K, it is impossible to remove the valve J from the neckof the bottle, after it has once been positioned, and the valve Jtogether with the hooks K, prevent the ball F from passing through theopening. Even if the valve J is held off of its seat by some means, andit is attempted to refill the bottle by means of pressure, or otherwise,the ball F is immediately carried into position on the seat E, and Willpositively prevent the entrance of liquid to the body portion of thebottle.

Having thus fully described the nature and construction of myimprovement, What I desire to secure by Letters-Patent and claim is:

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a neck increasinggradually in thick. ness toward its central portion to form a curvedvalve-seat, of a cup-shaped valve arranged in said seat and providedWith an interiorly beveled upper edge, the inner surface of said valveforming a regular, unbroken curve with the valve-seat, a sharp,

angular abutment below said valveseat, a pocket surrounding the abutmentand extending above the same, hooks carried by said valve and arrangedto engage the abutment aforesaid, an additional valve-seat below saidpocket, and a ball positioned in the last-mentioned valve-seat.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

PETER VICE,

Witnesses R. G. DYRENFORTI-I, ELLEN SMYTI-L

